HR 3044 · 119th Congress 2025–2027

No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act

Introduced Apr 28, 2025 Originated House Sponsor Mark B. Messmer R-IN

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Apr 28, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedApr 28, 2025
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Cosponsors 16

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 28, 2025 to Jul 25, 2025; 9 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-TNAndrew OglesOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-GAAndrew S. ClydeOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-FLAnna Paulina LunaOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-TXAugust PflugerOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-ALBarry MooreOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-NYClaudia TenneyOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-TNJohn W. RoseOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-AZPaul A. GosarOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-OKStephanie I. BiceOriginalApr 28, 2025
R-TXBrandon GillApr 29, 2025
R-MSMichael GuestApr 30, 2025
R-PAScott PerryApr 30, 2025
R-OHMichael A. RulliMay 5, 2025
R-TXKeith SelfMay 29, 2025
R-FLW. Gregory SteubeJun 23, 2025
R-MDAndy HarrisJul 25, 2025

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseEducation and Workforce Committee
Referred Apr 28, 2025

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 28, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Education and Workforce.

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 9, Clause 7 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 1.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 70, April 28, 2025, page H1684.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To prohibit institutions of higher education from mandating COVID19 vaccines for students or staff.
Short Title(s) as Introduced
No Vaccine Mandates in Higher Education Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Education.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Apr 28, 2025Introduced in House

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